Creator of Classic Indie Game ‘Braid’ Talks Fan Service, Hidden Gems, and New Game ‘The Witness’ in Reddit AMA

Braid fans who missed creator Jonathan Blow’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) this week probably wish they could travel back in time and participate—but you’ll have to settle for a wrap-up of his top answers for now.

“The Internet is an extremely distorted lens,” Blow writes in a comment when asked about critics’ interpretations of his puzzle-filled games. “It is basically useless for understanding how your game is really reaching people.”

But the developer used the web for exactly that purpose by fielding questions from fans on Reddit, spanning everything from how he determines if a puzzle is “too difficult” to gamers’ hyper-specific queries about his new game The Witness, which debuted on Steam and PS4 in January.

From their positive reviews of the new game and eager questions about what’s next for the beloved game creator, it’s easy to understand how his game is “really reaching people” now.

Why Not Linux? Oops, Sorry for Asking…

After redditor hardpenguin shared a link to an article on Blow’s statement last summer that adapting a game for Linux “might not be” worthwhile for indie developers, Blow clarified why he’s not very jazzed about the penguin he finds hardest to work with: